My first Guardian in D2R but my 3rd attempt. The first to fall was a Fire Pally in Normal Act 3. The second attempt was a Light Trapper that fell to De Seis in Hell Chaos. That particular death was hard to swallow as De Seis spawned right next to the seal! And tbh I started doubting myself. I didn't think my sorc would push through the hordes of Hell to snatch victory but there you go.
She was an Orb-It_Aller, maxing FB and FO. She's based on Socialism's build guide from way back at the old forums. She's not optimised in anyway - she has 90 strength for what reason? I don't know. But she still has all of her re-specs available. The beauty of the Orb-It_Aller is that she kills in straight lines. If it's in front of you, it's going down. This is helpful in the sense that it takes any guesswork out of the game: if it's around the corner, take care. It's not the most over-powered build but she can handle Hell P1, with SF to whittle non-LIs down before pouring it on with FO and/or FB.
She managed a 35 FCR Spirit sword on her 3rd attempt which she wielded for the rest of the game. A Partizan dropped in NM Act 3 which she managed to get 4 sockets for Insight. The merc held the Insight for the rest of the journey as well. Resists were helped along with Smoke and Rhyme. I managed 65 FCR with Magefists and a rare ring with 10 FCR and additional resists. The rare boots added some MF and cold and lightning resists. I was keen for a Vipermagi for resists and FCR but couldn't find one.
I was very impressed with Bulwark; that helm made the merc extremely tanky. Coupled with a Treachery he became a valuable and powerful ally in the quest to reach Guardian. However I didn't make Treachery until the Hell Ancients quest. Up to then the merc wore Rockfleece. I also made the Obedience runeword in a non-eth Thresher for Hell Ancients and Baal. The CB and ED makes that weapon cheap but very effective.
As for future plans, I may respec her to pure Blizzy for some general MFing duties. And I've started a new Trapper but this time she will be untwinked. Take care everyone.
Name: BrutalBiatch
Class: Sorceress
Experience: 1013934332
Level: 84
Naked/Gear
Strength: 90/90
Dexterity: 41/41
Vitality: 337/359
Energy: 42/76
HP: 837/1005
Mana: 215/413
Stamina: 484/484
Defense: 10/344
AR: 155/185
Fire: 185/145/85
Cold: 177/137/77
Lightning: 178/138/78
Poison: 105/65/5
MF: 55 Block: 7
GF: 75 FR/W: 0
FHR: 103 IAS: 0
FCR: 65
Fire Bolt: 2/6
Warmth: 1/5
Inferno: 1/5
Blaze: 1/5
Fire Ball: 20/24
Fire Wall: 1/5
Enchant: 1/5
Meteor: 20/24
Fire Mastery: 3/7
Hydra: 0/0
Charged Bolt: 0/0
Static Field: 7/10
Telekinesis: 1/4
Nova: 0/0
Lightning: 0/0
Chain Lightning: 0/0
Teleport: 1/4
Thunder Storm: 0/0
Energy Shield: 0/0
Lightning Mastery: 0/0
Ice Bolt: 1/4
Frozen Armor: 1/4
Frost Nova: 1/4
Ice Blast: 1/4
Shiver Armor: 1/4
Glacial Spike: 1/4
Blizzard: 1/4
Chilling Armor: 0/0
Frozen Orb: 20/23
Cold Mastery: 8/11
GEAR
Nokozan Relic
Sigon's Wrap
Doom Gyre
Ring
Required Level: 23
Fingerprint: 0xdee483a7
Item Level: 33
Version: Resurrected
+14 to Energy
+58 to Mana
Cold Resist +19%
Lightning Resist +29%
Poison Length Reduced by 25%
Lore Helm
Magefist
Smoke - in Ghost Armor
Order Circle
Ring
Required Level: 34
Fingerprint: 0x9c7c97a6
Item Level: 75
Version: Resurrected
+10% Faster Cast Rate
+3 to Maximum Damage
+30 to Attack Rating
Cold Resist +18%
Fire Resist +10%
25% Extra Gold from Monsters
Fiend Track
Heavy Boots
Defense: 8
Durability: 14 of 14
Required Level: 18
Required Strength: 18
Fingerprint: 0xe18ead70
Item Level: 88
Version: Resurrected
5% Chance to cast level 3 Frost Nova when struck
+15% Enhanced Defense
Cold Resist +35%
Lightning Resist +14%
24% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Repairs 1 Durability in 33 Seconds
Spirit - Crystal Sword 35FCR
Rhyme
Charms - mainly +life
SWITCH
Splendor
Gull Dagger
Mercenary:
Name: Durga
Race: Desert Mercenary
Type: HolyFreeze-Nightmare
Experience: 71985264
Level: 84
Dead?: unknown
Naked/Gear
Strength: 188/193
Dexterity: 152/157
HP: 1790/1790
Defense: 1317/1840
AR: 1961/419654
Fire: 151/111/51
Cold: 181/141/81
Lightning: 151/111/51
Poison: 151/111/51
Bulwark
Superior Crown
Treachery
Wire Fleece
Insight
Partizan
Obedience
Thresher
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